Compact and broad-band three-dimensional MMIC balun

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 96-98

  Nishikawa, Kenjiro ^a   Toyoda, Ichihiko ^a   Tokumitsu, Tsuneo ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Balun; Coupler; Mmic's; Three dimensional structure

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LINES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WSI CIRCUITS;

BALUN;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0032804840     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.740087     Document Type: Article

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